When Mu Chen stepped onto the golden star, he could sense the scenery around him changing and space distorting. When his vision recovered, he was greeted with a golden plaza that stretched as far as the eye could see.
The ground of the plaza looked as if it was made of gold, and it was dazzling and resplendent. Giant golden pillars stood on the plaza, piercing through the clouds. The entire place was filled with an indescribable boundless aura.
Mu Chen stood on the golden plaza as his gaze was directed at the centre of the plaza. He saw a golden altar with a golden light revolving at the top of the altar. In the golden light, there was a thin golden page that quietly floated on it.
Mu Chen stared at the thin golden page. He could feel his temples throbbing slightly and a slight tingling sensation emitted from his mind.
That was because his own emotions had been brewed to the extreme at this moment.
After all, the goal that he had been pursuing for so many years had finally appeared before his eyes.
However, the Immortal Golden Body was right in front of him, but Mu Chen didn't lose his rationality and thought that it was already in his bag. If such a peerless treasure could be obtained so easily, then it would be wishful thinking.
According to his estimations, he would have to undergo a test to obtain it. As for what the test would be, it wasn't beneficial to think too much about it. In any case, no matter what it was, he, Mu Chen, would accept it.
With this thought in his mind, Mu Chen calmed down and quietly stood on the golden plaza with his eyes closed, waiting for the test to arrive.
He did not have to wait for a long time before he opened his eyes and looked towards the other direction of the golden plaza.
The space there distorted at this moment. As the golden light gathered, a silhouette appeared from within.
Mu Chen calmly looked at the familiar silhouette without any surprise on his face. That person was naturally Jia Louluo, who had also cultivated the Great Solar Undying Body.
As a genius that the Saint Demonic Emperor of the Saint Demonic Palace had nurtured and had also cultivated the Great Solar Undying Body to the pinnacle, Mu Chen didn't believe that he didn't have the means to reach here.
While Mu Chen indifferently looked at Jia Louluo, the latter had also opened his eyes and sensed his presence.
When Jia Louluo saw Mu Chen's silhouette, his calm face couldn't help changing.
"You're not dead?" Jia Louluo narrowed his eyes and knitted his brows.
The one that obstructed Mu Chen was an Elder of their Saint Demonic Palace. Even if he had paid a great price to enter the Ancient Haven Palace, the strength he possessed could instantly kill any Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereigns.
Jia Louluo had previously thought that Mu Chen would definitely die, so he left. After all, he couldn't figure out what means Mu Chen had to escape from a Lesser Earth Sovereign.
However, something that he didn't think was possible had appeared before him. Mu Chen, who was looking at him with a smile-yet-not-a-smile expression, clearly meant that he had successfully escaped from the hands of that Elder of the Saint Demonic Palace.
"I still haven't obtained the Immortal Golden Body, so how can I die?" Mu Chen smiled towards Jia Louluo.
Jia Louluo's face was a little dark, but he was a scheming person, so he swiftly retracted his expression and indifferently said, "Although I have no idea what means you used to escape from Elder Zuo, it doesn't matter. It's the same for me to take your life."
Mu Chen looked at Jia Louluo with a smile-yet-not-a-smile expression. "You don't think that he escaped from me?"
If it wasn't for that old fellow's swift escape, he would've probably become the first Earth Sovereign to fall in Mu Chen's hands the moment he set up the Battle Formation.
Jia Louluo crossed his arms and sneered, "If you really possess that kind of power, will you allow me to stand here?"
Mu Chen clenched his fist and the Army Seal appeared. He poured his Spiritual Energy into it, but just when he was about to activate it, he squinted his eyes and helplessly shook his head.
That's because he realised that his previous attempt to summon the Spirit-Slaughtering Army had failed.
Evidently, this place had cut off his connection with the Spirit-Slaughtering Army, which should be the doing of the mysterious Hidden Scripture Pavilion.
"You want a seemingly fair battle of life and death?"
Mu Chen murmured, but he wasn't unwilling. He only felt a little pity. After all, only the strongest Great Solar Undying Body was qualified to evolve.
The selection was akin to breeding insects, and only the strongest could stand out. If he had used the Spirit-Slaughtering Army to instantly kill Jia Louluo, it wouldn't be in line with the selection of the Immortal Golden Body.
"If I knew this would happen, I would've dealt with him." Mu Chen felt a little pity, but he soon shook his head.
At that time, it was his first time using the Spirit-Slaughtering Army, so he wasn't confident that he could defeat Elder Zuo. But under this unknown situation, it was best for him to send Jia Louluo away for safety.
If Jia Louluo and Elder Zuo joined hands, who knew what would happen. So he might as well deal with them alone. After all, even if he couldn't use the Spirit-Slaughtering Army, Mu Chen wasn't afraid of Jia Louluo.
Looking at Mu Chen, who was shaking his head and sighing, Jia Louluo felt that Mu Chen was lucky to be able to escape with his life. Thus, he coldly smiled and pointed at the altar in the plaza. "Do you know what that is?"
"Oh?"
"That's the Sacrificial Altar. Do you know what we need to sacrifice?"
Jia Louluo licked his lips and stared at Mu Chen. "We need to sacrifice a Great Solar Undying Body!"
Mu Chen's eyes narrowed.
"Only by sacrificing a Great Solar Undying Body can we ignite the Divine Fire and burn the golden page. Then, we can use its power to refine our Dharma Body and complete the evolution."
Garuda smiled sinisterly. "That's why I'm actually relieved that you were able to come here. Otherwise, I would have had to suffer a bit more if I had to light the Divine Flame all by myself."
"I see." Mu Chen came to a sudden realization. He didn't expect that this altar required a sacrifice.
It seemed that the Saint Demon Emperor had told Jia Louluo about this. After all, that guy was once the mount of the Heavenly Emperor and knew many secrets of the Ancient Haven Palace.
"Now that you've said it, it makes me feel a little better."
Mu Chen felt relieved. So it turned out that the Immortal Golden Body required such a secret technique to evolve. Fortunately, he did not deal with that fellow outside.
"What a reckless fool!"
His words were meant to disrupt Mu Chen's mental state, but the latter wasn't shaken at all, which made Jia Louluo's gaze turn a little dark. He couldn't be bothered to speak anymore and stomped his feet!
Boom!
A torrential Spiritual Energy swept out like a storm and exploded from Jia Louluo's body, sweeping out between the heavens and earth. The powerful Spiritual Energy even caused space to tremble.
Through the baptism of the Heavenly Lake, Jia Louluo's strength had reached the pinnacle of the Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm!
With his talent, if he could leave the Ancient Haven Palace alive, there was a high chance that he could break through to the Earth Sovereign Realm.
Sensing the boundless Spiritual Energy that burst out from Jia Louluo's body, Mu Chen's expression turned a little grave. Without the Spirit-Slaughtering Army, Jia Louluo was an enemy that couldn't be underestimated.
Huff.
He took a deep breath as his face turned solemn. This battle concerned who would be the true victor. Only one of them could complete the evolution of their Great Solar Undying Bodies.
Thus, this battle would definitely be extremely intense.
Boom!
Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereign Spiritual Energy gushed out from Mu Chen's body like a volcano with a golden lustre surging on the surface of his body with draconic roars and phoenix cries resounding.
The True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits resided on the surface of Mu Chen's skin, bringing along powerful defence and power as they moved.
Mu Chen quietly stood there, but he was like a primordial ominous beast that emitted a heart-palpitating pressure.
"Haha, I never expected that your physical body could be cultivated to this level!"
Jia Louluo looked at the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits behind Mu Chen and squinted his eyes. After seeing how powerful Mu Chen was, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful in his heart. When he first met Mu Chen, he wasn't too fearful of the latter. That's because, according to their strength, he didn't think that an Initial Ninth Grade Sovereign like Mu Chen could pose any threat to him.
However, who could have expected that in such a short period of time, Mu Chen's strength would soar to the Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm and he even had the means to escape from Elder Zuo's hands.
If he knew about this earlier, he would have intervened when Xia Yu was dealing with Mu Chen and swiftly killed Mu Chen. If that was the case, then there wouldn't be so much trouble right now.
But now, although it was a little troublesome, it wasn't too late.
"But did you really think that you're the only one with such a powerful physical body?"
A sinister smile rose on the corner of Jia Louluo's lips as he clenched his fists. A pitch-black Spiritual Energy abruptly burst out from the surface of his body, causing his body to swell up. His body looked as if it was forged from black metal and was indescribably powerful. Ancient black runes spread out on the surface of his body and every single one of them emanated a terrifying power.
Jia Louluo's roar was filled with dense killing intent as it exploded in the golden plaza!
Saint Demon Physique!
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